What is the index of refraction of a substance if the critical angle for a ray going into Water (n=1.33) is 69.30?1.422.2652.11.24

Respuesta :

First, remembering Snell's law, we know that:

[tex]sin(\theta)=\frac{n_{entering}}{n_{leaving}}[/tex]

So, we know that n_entering is 1.33, as the ray is entering water, and we have the angle, thus:

[tex]sin(69.30°)=\frac{1.33}{n_{leaving}}[/tex]

And therefore:

[tex]n_{leaving}=\frac{1.33}{sin(69.30°)}=1.42[/tex]